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Do touchscreens make driving more dangerous?
Consumers are demanding more and more gadgets in cars, but road safety experts are worried.
How artificial life spawned a billion-dollar industry
Scientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes.
Beer, bots and broadcasts: Companies start using AI in the Cloud
Back in October, Deschutes Brewery Inc’s Brian Faivre was fermenting a batch of Obsidian Stout in a massive tank. Something was amiss; the beer wasn’t fermenting at the usual temperature. Luckily, a software system triggered a warning and he fixed the problem.
As bee populations dwindle, robot bees may pick up some of their pollination slack
One day, gardeners might not just hear the buzz of bees among their flowers, but the whirr of robots, too.
Armed with apps and crops, women lead battle to save Senegal’s shrinking farmland
The women of Thiamene, a tiny straw hut village in northern Senegal, used to scrape together a living by collecting wild baobab fruit and selling milk from their cows.
Myanmar farmers reap rewards from 3D printing
In an industrial park south of Myanmar's commercial hub, 3D printing technology is now being used to design bespoke parts that are changing the lives of impoverished farmers.
California warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring
When Skechers started building a colossal distribution centre in Moreno Valley, California, six years ago, backers promised a wave of new jobs. Instead, by the time the company moved into the new warehouse, it had closed five facilities and cut its workforce by more than half.
The new weapon for beating hunger – data
With a single smartphone app, you can now get a pretty accurate forecast of the weather anywhere in the world. That’s largely thanks to a decision by science agencies, a decade ago, to put online their satellite data and make it available for free.
Drones growing as a tool on California farms
Bay Area techies aren't the only ones experimenting with drones and robots. Farmers just a few hours away have begun using the machines to spray crops with pesticides, gather data, track crop health and find water leaks on their land.
Starbound: Stellar adventures
Sometimes, a single planet isn’t enough to sate your thirst for exploration and wanderlust; you need a sandbox adventure game that takes you across multiple solar systems and through galaxy-spanning space adventures. My friend, you need to get Starbound.